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}}{{Infobox Ship Characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type=hovercraft | Ship tonnage= 18.3 tonnes | Ship displacement=56 tonnes | 23.9|m|abbr=on}} | 13.8|m|abbr=on}} | 10.36|m|abbr=on}} (on landing pads) | Ship draught= | Ship draft= | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | 4,250|shp|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion= (Mk.2/4) 1 Rolls-Royce Marine Proteus 15M/541 gas turbine for lift and propulsion driving one four-bladed variable-pitch propeller | 58|kn|km/h}} | Ship range= | Ship capacity= | Ship troops=60 | Ship complement= | Ship crew=3 | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship notes=
}} | The British Hovercraft Corporation BH.7 (also known as the Wellington class) was a medium size hovercraft intended for military roles. The prototype BH.7 Mk.2 first flew in November 1969 and was evaluated by the Royal Navy, being allocated the pennant number P235 and aircraft serial number XW255. It was trialled in a number of different roles from 1970 until 1983, including mine countermeasures, fisheries protection, and anti-submarine warfare, operating from RNAS Portland, It was later acquired by the Hovercraft Museum at Lee-on-Solent. A further two BH.7 Mk.4s and four BH.7 Mk.5As were delivered to the Imperial Iranian Navy in the early 1970s, although they are now thought to be in storage due to trade embargoes. References - [https://web.archive.org/web/20090502200342/http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/bh7.html Hovercraft Museum: BH.7]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091001220026/http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/craft.html Hovercraft Museum: Craft Built]
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